Supplication for Deliverance and Grateful Trust in God.

For the choir director; according to †Jonath elem rehokim. A ‡Mikhtam of David, ×when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

1 Be gracious° to me, O God°, for man° has Iatrampled° upon me;IIFighting° all° day° long he boppresses° me.
2 My foes° have Iatrampled° upon me all° day° long, For IIthey are many° who bfight° proudly° against me.
3IWhen° I am aafraid°,III will bput° my trust° in You.
4aIn God°, whose word° I praise°, In God° I have put° my trust°; I shall not be afraid°.bWhat° can [mere] Iman° do° to me?
5 All° day° long they Iadistort° my words°; All° their IIbthoughts° are against° me for evil°.
6 They Iaattack°, they lurk°, They bwatch° my IIsteps°, As they have cwaited° [to take] my IIIlife°.
7 Because° of wickedness°, Iacast° them forth°, In anger°bput° down° the peoples°, O God°!

8 ¶ You ahave taken° account° of my wanderings°; Put° my btears° in Your bottle°. Are [they] not in cYour book°?
9 Then° my enemies° will aturn° back°bin the day° when I call°; This° I know°, Ithat cGod° is for me.
10 In God°, [whose] word° I praise°, In the LORD°, [whose] word° I praise°,
11 In God° I have put° my Itrust°, I shall not be afraid°. What° can man° do° to me?
12 Your avows° are [binding] upon me, O God°; I will render° thank° offerings° to You.
13 For You have adelivered° my soul° from death°,IIndeed°bmy feet° from stumbling°, So that I may cwalk° before° God° In the dlight° of the IIliving°.